Gov. Walker would cut labor agency's budget

Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget would cut two-thirds of the jobs and half of the budget from the state commission settling disputes between public employee unions and their employers.

Walker's budget would also attach the free-standing commission to a larger agency, the state Department of Workforce Development.

The Republican governor removed much of the work of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission in 2011 when he repealed most collective bargaining for most public workers. He has added, however, at least a few new duties to the commission. »Read Full Blog Post

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Well...Walker's got to pay for the 25 Million dollars he set aside for capital investment somehow. So...$1.1 million from planned parenthood. $1.7 Million from Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. Only has to rape the average Wisconsinite for $22.2 million dollars more...

Well, for two of the three 'classes' of employees, Act 10 was declared 'null and void' (at least for the time being).

So 1) most of their work didn't 'go away', and 2) if anything, they might have *more* work sorting out who is and isn't still covered by Act 10, and what effects of the voided Act 10 need be 'rolled bacl', and how to do it, etc.

There are multiple cases in various courts challenging Act 10. I'm guessing what you are referring to was a case in Federal court, where a lower court ruling that said parts of Act 10 were unconstitutional, and then the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal in Chicago overturned that ruling.

But in WI Circuit Court, Judge Colas found Act 10 to be unconstitutional in its entirety as it applied to city and county workers, under both the WI Constitution and under the Federal Constitution (state workers have since filed an analogous suit, since everything that Colas ruled would also be true for them.)

While Colas' ruling is being appealed, that appeal has not yet been heard is either state of Federal court, much less ruled on.

As of now, Act 10 is "null and void" as it pertains to city and county workers.

"In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."